Saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins weighs in on a huge range of subjects for this Jazz Takes episode, from his favorite clubs and seated versus standing audiences to vintage saxophones, jazz fashion, and the enduring power of “Careless Whisper.”

His week as Resident Artistic Director dur...

Celebrate the centennial of legendary bassist Ray Brown in this SFJAZZ Jazz Minute. A pioneering force in bebop and one of the most influential bassists in jazz history, Brown helped shape the music through his work with Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, and many others. Known for...

In this archival concert, an all-star band of veteran masters honors Miles Davis’s acoustic music of the 1950s and 1960s in honor of his centennial.

An all-star band of veteran masters including Donald Harrison, Javon Jackson, Eddie Henderson, Patrice Rushen, Buster Williams, and Lenny White hon...

SFJAZZ Collective plays Pearl Jam’s “Even Flow”

In honor of the 35th anniversary of Pearl Jam’s Ten (released August 27, 1991), we challenged a trio of SFJAZZ Collective members including vibraphonist Warren Wolf, bassist Matt Brewer, and drummer Kendrick Scott to listen to Pearl Jam’s 1991 gru...

Using Terence Blanchard’s arrangement of Wayne Shorter’s classic “Footprints” as a canvas, Terence and a band made up of SFJAZZ staff demonstrates the interactive capabilities of Miner Auditorium’s Immersive Media System. This demonstration uses the system’s audio reactive interface to “paint” th...

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Join us as SFJAZZ enters a new chapter of leadership and mission. Narrated by former SFJAZZ Board Chair Denise Young, this short video brings you i...

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